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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. MOORE, of Bridesburg, in the county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improveinent irrSpring BedBottoms and I do hereby declare that. the following is a' full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section of a slat, showing the manner in which the springs are attached to the slats and to thefraine of the bedstead. I,

Figure 2 is an under side view of one of the slats, showing the manner in which the springs are attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken through the line a: x, iig. 1.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken through the line g/ y, fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the bridle or loop by means of which the springs are connected to the slats.

Figure 6 is a detail view showing the man-ner in which the bridle and spring are connected together.

Similar lettersof reference indicate like parts.

My invention consists in the construction of the springs, and in the manner in which they are connected to the slats and to the frame of the bedstead.

A are the slats, which may extend across or lengthwise of the bedstead, as may be desired. The ends of the slats A are slotted, as shown in figs. I, 2, 3, and 4, for the reception of the upper ends of the springs B. The coiled part of the springs Bis wound around a bar,`C, the ends of which pass through holes in theears D, which are secured 'to the strips E, which are attached to the end or side rails of the bedstead, or the said ears may be attached directly to the frame of the bedstead. Upon the rear sides of the ears D are formed notches in which the ends of the wire that forms the springs B are placed to hold the said springs B in place, when in use. The upper ends of thesprings B are bent over so as to forni eyes or hooks, b', as shown in figs. 1, 2, and 6. F are bridles or loops, formed by bending a piece of wire over upon itself, as shownl in fig. 5, so that its ends may project. Through the loop thus formed is passed the hook or loop b', formed upon the ends of the springs B, as shown in the drawings. Uponthe under side of thc slats A, near the inner ends of the slots in the ends of said slats, are formed notches into which the loop 'of the bridles F entersthe ends of the wire that forms i said loopslying along the under side of theslats A, as shown in iig. 2. The ends of the springs B, entering the slots formed in the ends of the `slats A, guard the said slats from lateral displacement, and the loops of the bridles F, entering the transverse notches in said slats, guard the said slats from lateral displacement.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved spring for bed bottoms, formed by combining the spring B, having a loop or hook b', formed upon its upper end, with the bar C, and ears D, having notches forihed in their rear sides, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth. Y A

2. The combination .of the loops or bridles F, with the springs B, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS B. MOORE.

Witnesses:

GARRuT'r DE Bow, CAROLINE D. CoMLr. 

